The current dubious status of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation is without question due to… leadership. Most of you have figured this out already. The Director is Christopher Wray. Is he qualified to be the Director? Well, let’s see: The FBI has approximately 25,000
employees. About 11 or 12 thousand are
Agents. The remainder being support
personnel.
So, is Wray qualified and experienced enough to lead such a
mammoth organization? To evaluate that,
we need to know something about his background.
Wray comes from a wealthy family and his father is an attorney in a
prestigious law firm. Wray was sent to a
private school, the Phillips Academy in Massachusetts. I understand this is a tony school for kids
from prominent (aka wealthy) families. He went from said
preparatory school to Yale where he got a degree... in philosophy. I went to a public college. I wasn’t even aware that they had a degree in
philosophy. At least it never crossed my
mind. I had to look this up. It turns out that a degree in Philosophy is not
that useful in most areas of occupational endeavor; but you do become an
interesting conversationalist with the ability to understand and consider both
sides of a discussion. From there he
went to Yale’s Law School and yada, yada, yada.
Being a connected young man, he found ready employment as an
attorney and then as an Assistant United States Attorney. Doors opened… well you know how it goes. OK, what’s my point? The point is that prior to becoming Director
of the FBI, he had supervised (and I’m giving him the benefit of the doubt on
this) no more than 25 or 30 employees.
Suddenly, he was put in charge of 25,000. Can you see why there might be a problem
here?
Chris Wray may be a nice man, but he is way over his head;
and, as a result, easily manipulated by others around him. I’m sure he was never particularly interested in being FBI
Director and probably still isn’t; but he is interested in an illustrious,
lucrative, subsequent career in the federal government or with a pricey law
firm. For his ambition, the men and
women of the FBI suffer the inescapable indignities and perception of being
politically biased… which unfortunately, under current management, they are.
So, where do you find a good, qualified FBI Director. My suggestion is that they look for him or
her, in a highly considered law enforcement agency, or perhaps the
military. After all, aren’t they looking
for a leader rather than a politician with no background in leadership. Do you think Wray got his job due to his
resume? I don’t think so.
Well, you might say… Trump picked him. That’s true.
But maybe Wray’s most prominent qualification for selection was that he
was perceived to be easily manipulated – which has proven also to be true… in
spades.
True Nelson
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